Playing videos, Keeping track of videos you like – Apple iPod touch iOS 5.1 User Manual

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Playing videos

Watch a video: Tap any video as you browse. Playback starts when enough of the video is
downloaded to iPod touch. The shaded portion of the scrubber bar shows download progress.

Tap the video

to show or

hide the

controls.

Watch on a

TV with

Apple TV.

Drag to skip

forward or back.

Download progress

Add the video to your

YouTube Favorites.

Drag to adjust 
the volume.

Pause or resume playback

Tap or . You can also press the center button on the iPod touch
earphones.

Start again from the beginning

Tap while the video is playing. If you’ve watched less than five seconds
of the video, you’ll skip instead to the previous video in the list.

Scan back or forward

Touch and hold or .

Skip to any point

Drag the playhead along the scrubber bar.

Skip to the next or previous video
in a list

Tap to skip to the next video. Tap twice to skip to the previous video.
If you’ve watched less than five seconds of the video, tap only once.

Switch between fill screen and
fit screen

Double-tap the video while watching. You can also tap

to make the

video fill the screen, or tap

to make it fit the screen.

Watch YouTube on a TV

Connect iPod touch to your TV or AV receiver using AirPlay or a cable.
See “Watching videos on a TV” on page 44.

Stop watching a video

Tap Done.

Keeping track of videos you like

Add a video to your list of favorites or to a playlist: Tap next to a video to see buttons for
adding the video to a list.

Add a video to Favorites

Tap “Add to Favorites.” If you’re watching the video, tap

.

Add a video to a playlist

Tap “Add to Playlist” on the video information screen, then tap an existing
playlist or tap to create a new playlist.

Delete a favorite

Tap Favorites, tap Edit, and then tap

next to the video.

Delete a video from a playlist

Tap Playlists, tap the playlist, tap Edit, then tap

.

Delete an entire playlist

Tap Playlists, tap Edit, then tap

.

Subscribe to an account

Tap

next to the current video (above the Related Videos list). Then tap

More Videos, scroll to the bottom of the list, and tap “Subscribe to account.”

Unsubscribe from an account

Tap Subscriptions (tap More first if you don’t see it), tap an account in the
list, then tap Unsubscribe.

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